Akiko Wada (å'Œç"° ã‚¢ã‚å , Wada Akiko, born April 10, 1950) is a
South Korean-born Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from
TennÅ ji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.She has various nicknames, one
being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she
is also nicknamed "jotei" (å¥³å¸ ), meaning "empress".Akiko Wada is
Japanese with Korean ethnicity. She was born Kim Bokja (Korean: ê¹€
ë³µìž , Hanja: é‡' ç¦ å , Kim is the family name). Like many Zainichi
Koreans, she also had a Japanese-style name for everyday use, Fukuko
Kaneumi (é‡'æµ·ç¦ å , Kaneumi Fukuko). When she took Japanese
citizenship, her name became Akiko Wada (å'Œç"° ç ¾å , Wada Akiko),
which upon marriage became Akiko Iizuka (飯塚 ç ¾å , Iizuka
Akiko).She is signed to the Horipro entertainment agency.
South Korean-born Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from
TennÅ ji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.She has various nicknames, one
being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she
is also nicknamed "jotei" (å¥³å¸ ), meaning "empress".Akiko Wada is
Japanese with Korean ethnicity. She was born Kim Bokja (Korean: ê¹€
ë³µìž , Hanja: é‡' ç¦ å , Kim is the family name). Like many Zainichi
Koreans, she also had a Japanese-style name for everyday use, Fukuko
Kaneumi (é‡'æµ·ç¦ å , Kaneumi Fukuko). When she took Japanese
citizenship, her name became Akiko Wada (å'Œç"° ç ¾å , Wada Akiko),
which upon marriage became Akiko Iizuka (飯塚 ç ¾å , Iizuka
Akiko).She is signed to the Horipro entertainment agency.
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